What color is #283F3D?

#283F3D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283F3D?

The RGB value is 40, 63, 61: 40 red, 63 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283F3D?

The complementary color is #3F282A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283F3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283F3D color

#283F3D rgb(40, 63, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #283F3D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 24.7% green and 23.9% blue (40, 63, 61).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#283F3D color codes

HEX	`#283F3D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 63, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 24.7%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 37%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.77, -9.49, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.77, 9.63, 189.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.495, 4.343, 5.068)`
Decimal	`2637629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283F3D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #283F3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283F3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #283F3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283f3d; }
.text { color: #283f3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283f3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 63 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283f3d, #28353f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #283F3D?: #283F3D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283F3D?: The RGB value is 40, 63, 61: 40 red, 63 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283F3D?: The complementary color is #3F282A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283F3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.